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Betrayal doesn't stop with the marriage
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My grandchildren went back to school this week. Dave started his faculty meetings today. Students will return to college campuses within the next few weeks. Even after over 40 years, starting school in August still feels foreign to me. Growing up, we always started after Labor Day. August still feels like summer to me, and the temperatures where we live agree. If you live outside the United States, when does your school year start? I'd love to know. What’s Been On My Heart This week, my mind wandered from backpacks and schedules to something heavier: broken relationships. Betrayal doesn't stop at the marriage relationship. It ripples into our children's lives, too. How do you tell your children the truth without turning them into a witness against their other parent? Give yourself permission to tell the truth without narrating every failure that isn't yours to expose. "Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church." — Ephesians 4:15 (NLT) I started this conversation on the blog this week. Read here. Something for You When estrangement stretches beyond a marriage into relationships with your own children, Mark Whitlock's new podcast, Hope and Help For Estranged Parents, speaks directly to that pain. Whitlock, a podcaster and marketer, built the show for parents of estranged children. Start with his Substack articles, then move into the podcast itself. Grief from betrayal or estrangement doesn't heal on its own timeline. My new class, Breathe Again: A Healing Path, gives you the tools, language, and courage to keep moving forward, holding Jesus' hand no matter what others choose. Register by August 25 at midnight Central Time to receive the early bird 15% discount. Code: EARLYBIRD15.
🙏🏻 A Prayer for You Dear God, Life feels hard sometimes. Jesus, you understand that because the Bible tells Reader that you experienced everything Reader does when you walked this earth. Thank you for not being distant and disconnected from Reader. Bring hope and joy to Reader. Heal the damaged relationships, God. Do your work in each person involved in the brokenness. Thank you. Amen. |
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I empower faith-based women like you to recover well after discovering their husband's or significant others struggle with the dark places on the internet. Every Monday you'll receive encouragement and other carefully curated content to help you heal and find the freedom you desire.
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